Company Overview:

• Company A has hired your team because you are experts in defining a process and delivering projects on time.  Company A has only been in business for ten years, and they have experienced a large turnover in the project management area;which has prompted senior leadership to investigate.  
• Senior leadership has determined that Project Managers are frustrated with the amount of required documentation, which has impacted their ability to successfully manage projects.  In addition, project budgets are coming in over budget, and projects are being delivered late, also resulting in PMs’ inability to meet performance guidelines. 
• A recent review of the current process has determined that Company A has spent between 30-40% of its total project budget on projects’ overhead costs to include project management costs, which are typically between 20-25%.  Project Management overhead includes the PM’s time to manage the project, attend meetings, and develop the required documentation.   
• Company A has hired your team to create a new project management process to meet the strategic goals and ensure the project meets the financial objectives.
  • Goals of the new process
    • The company must have a view into total life cycle project costs to include what has been spent to date, baseline budget, any changes to the budget, remaining budget, and cost of the project at completion
    • The company must have a view into the project activities to include what has been completed, what is remaining
    • The company must have a view into project status issues, risks, any changes to dates

Project Description

• Company A has been hired to develop an algorithm(s) to combat fake news on the internet .  The contract developed by the company has identified multiple popular platforms that the algorithm must work on to include:
  • Facex
  • Tickbox
  • Application X
  • Application Y
  • Application Z

Assignment

• Identify a project manager.  This individual will ensure that a schedule is created for each item and that team members are completing their assigned work on time.  
• I will act as the sponsor both for the project and for the methodology build-out.  Any questions should be directed to me.

            Part 1. Build a Methodology

–Describe the process you created to include both a pictorial formal and narrative description of the process. 

–Identify, describe, and outline the deliverables required for your process.

–Identify and describe your methodology review and updates process to include frequencies

–What process can be used to identify the order of implementation for each of the platforms, which should include rationale?  Look at options like PV, IRR, NPV, Pay Back Period

–Identify and describe any risks you see with the new process. Ensure that you have mitigation strategies included

–Identify and describe the optimum organization layout for your methodology and why. 

–Identify and describe how life cycle costing will be handled for your methodology

–Identify and describe when project reviews will be conducted

–Document project scope